The Rocketdyne RS-68 engine, being developed by The Boeing Company for the Delta IV family of launch vehicles, has achieved a major milestone in logging more than 10,000 seconds of accumulated...

Boullioun Aviation Services, a valued Boeing customer for more than 13 years, took delivery yesterday of its first Boeing Next Generation 737-800. It is the first of three 737-800s the company is...

The Boeing Company will close its Shreveport Aircraft Modification Center because of declining workload at the facility. Employees at the center were notified today. "Following discussions with...

The U.S. Naval Reserve took delivery of the first of its newest logistics aircraft, the Boeing C-40A Clipper, Saturday in a ceremony at Naval Air Station / Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas....

Final assembly of the first Next Generation 737-900 for KLM Royal Dutch Airlines began this week. The fuselage is shown here as the first, and clearly the longest, in a row of other 737 fuselages...

This Lauda Air Next-Generation Boeing 737-700 is the first of the model for the airline and the first to operate out of Austria. Lauda Air, an airline with both scheduled and charter service, is...

Boeing has delivered Lauda Air's first Boeing Next Generation 737-700. The airplane will be the first Boeing 737-700 to operate out of Austria. Vienna-based Lauda Air, which has ordered eight...

The newest and largest member of the Boeing 737 family, the Next-Generation 737-900, today received its formal stamp of approval from Europe's Joint Aviation Authorities (JAA). The JAA validated...

The Boeing United Kingdom C-17 Integrated Project Team is the recipient of two procurement awards in the United Kingdom. Sir Robert Walmsley, Chief of Defence Procurement, declared the team the...

The Boeing Company will hold its annual meeting on Monday, April 30, at 10 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time at The Westin Seattle. The hotel is located at 1900 Fifth Ave., in downtown Seattle. The...

The newest and largest member of the Boeing 737 family, the Next-Generation 737-900, today earned type certification from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Validation by Europe's...

The newest and largest member of the Boeing 737 family, the Next-Generation 737-900, has earned type certification from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Validation by Europe's Joint...

Tunisair has taken delivery of a Boeing Next-Generation 737-600 airplane at Boeing Field in Seattle, Wash. With the addition of the new airplane, the carrier will operate 15 Boeing 737s in its fleet.

Two enormous robotic arms will reach out towards one another and touch in one of the most historic "handshakes" of recent times after the U.S. Space Shuttle Endeavour delivers the Canadian arm,...

The Boeing Company will webcast an investor telephone conference regarding its first quarter 2001 financial results at 7:30 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time (10:30 a.m. EDT) on Friday, April 20....

The first Boeing C-17 destined for the United Kingdom Royal Air Force made its initial acceptance flight here today. The flight of UK1 took place just days after the announcement of the signing of...

The Boeing Joint Strike Fighter X-32B, with lead STOVL test pilot Dennis O'Donoghue at the controls, successfully completes its first in-flight conversion -- from conventional to...

The third Boeing 777-200ER (extended range) airplane took off from the Boeing factory in Everett, Wash., today after El Al Executive Vice President Itzchak Amitay took delivery on behalf of the...

The Boeing Company and U.S. Air Force have finalized contract terms for 10 F-15E aircraft, which will sustain production of the world's best multi-role fighter into 2004. Last year, Boeing began...

One of four new Trans World Airlines (TWA) 717-200 passenger jets departed under an arch of water at the Boeing Long Beach Division in California Thursday, April 12. This is the first time an...

The first Boeing Next-Generation 737-700 airplane purchased by CIT Aerospace will be flown in the fleet of Hamburg International. ###

Boeing today delivered a milestone Next-Generation 737 jetliner to CIT Aerospace and Hamburg International. The airplane, a Next-Generation 737-700 is the first of 30 737-700s ordered by CIT, a...

Midwest Express Airlines, recently ranked the No. 1 Domestic Airline by the 2001 Zagat Airline Survey, has selected the 717 for its fleet modernization program. Midwest Express has signed a memo...

The Boeing Company confirmed today that Midwest Express Airlines, recently ranked the No. 1 Domestic Airline by the 2001 Zagat Airline Survey, has selected the 717 for its fleet modernization...

Air Seychelles will operate one of the youngest fleets in the world with the addition of a new Boeing 767-300ER (extended range) airplane. The airplane will be leased from International Lease...

U.S. Navy recently began F/A-18E/F Super Hornet flight testing of the Joint Helmet-Mounted Cueing System (JHMCS), technology that allows airplane crews to aim weapons and sensors by looking at...

A Boeing [NYSE: BA] Delta II rocket roared into the sky this morning, sending NASA's Mars Odyssey spacecraft to the red planet. Liftoff from Space Launch Complex 17A occurred at 11:02 a.m. EDT....

The Boeing Company announced today that Next-Generation 737-700 launch customer Southwest Airlines took delivery of its 100th 737-700 on March 30. The milestone comes three years and three months...

Continuing with testing of the Delta IV Common Booster Core (CBC) and integrated RS-68 main engine at NASA's Stennis Space Center, Boeing [NYSE:BA] officials today announced another successful...

The Boeing Company recently received a $235 million contract for the production of 11,054 Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) kits. The U.S. Air Force Air Armament Center at Eglin Air Force Base,...

The Boeing Company today announced first quarter deliveries across its commercial, military and space operations. The company reported delivering 122 commercial jet transports in the first quarter...

Airline maintenance organizations can efficiently manage work flow on the shop floor with the new Enterprise OneTM system from The Boeing Company. An advanced software suite, Enterprise One also...

In a move to further expand its digital services, The Boeing Company has entered into an alliance with Ramco Systems Ltd. to complete a new software offering called Enterprise OneTM, a...

Dave Swain, Boeing senior vice president of engineering & technology and president of Phantom Works, has announced he will transfer the presidency of Phantom Works in July to George Muellner, the...

Team Airborne Laser (ABL) has achieved a crucial milestone in the development of the Beam Control/Fire Control system for the U.S. Air Force's ABL program. The Beam Control/Fire Control system...

All Nippon Airways (ANA), one of Japan's largest airlines, today announced an order for nine Boeing 767-300ER (extended range) jetliners. The order is valued at more than $1 billion at list...

The Boeing Company announced today it has signed a contract with FedEx Express to modify three additional MD-11 passenger airplanes to freighters. Aeronavali, a Finmeccanica company coordinated by...

The U.S. Air Force has begun deploying the APG-63(v)1 radar - a Boeing-installed system that greatly improves radar performance and reliability - to its operational F-15 units. Last month the Air...

GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS), a GE Capital Company and global aviation solutions provider, accepted its 50th new Boeing Next-Generation 737 jetliner, a 737-700 leased to Aloha Airlines....

The third U.S. Army AH-64D Apache Longbow attack helicopter battalion to be certified combat-ready has returned to its home base at Hunter Army Airfield, Ga. The Apache Longbow battalion, which...

The first Next-Generation 737-900 for launch customer Alaska Airlines is undergoing final preparations leading to its scheduled delivery in Seattle this May. The 737-900 is the fourth and newest...

In a signing ceremony to be held today at the Satellite 2001 Conference in Washington, D.C., officials from Boeing [NYSE: BA] and Alenia Spazio, a Finmeccanica company, will sign a Memorandum of...

Boeing Commercial Airplanes is focusing its new product development efforts on a design that allows faster, higher and farther travel. The airplane will travel at Mach 0.95 or faster. Cruise...

Boeing Commercial Airplanes is focusing new product development efforts on a faster, faster, longer-range airplane, President and Chief Executive Officer Alan Mulally announced today. "This is the...

The Boeing Joint Strike Fighter X-32B demonstrator lifts off on its maiden flight from the company's facility in Palmdale, Calif. Following a series of initial airworthiness tests, the X-32B, with...

The U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command recently announced the selection of the Boeing-Bristol Team's Excalibur target system to provide tactical ballistic missile training targets (TBMTT) for...

Boeing Business Jets today announced it has signed a service contract with the DeCrane Aircraft Systems Integration Group (PATS) in Georgetown, Del. Able to perform warranty work on behalf of...

Boeing Satellite Systems, Inc. (BSS), the world's leading satellite manufacturer, has contracted with the Sea Launch Company for the launch of two SpacewayTM satellites. BSS is a unit of The...

New Skies Satellites N.V. has placed an order with Boeing Satellite Systems, Inc. (BSS), for its most capable satellite, the Boeing 702. This is the first BSS satellite to be procured by New...

C Squadron of the Australian Army's 5th Aviation Regiment, based at Townsville, took delivery of two new Boeing CH-47D Chinook helicopters in an acceptance and transition ceremony here today. Maj....

Boeing [NYSE:BA] officials announced that PT Pasifik Satelit Nusantara (PSN) has come to a principal agreement with Boeing to launch PSN's M2A satellite aboard a Delta IV expendable launch vehicle...

TAROM Romanian Air Transport took delivery of its first Next-Generation 737-700 today at Boeing Field. The Romanian airline has ordered four 737-700s and four 737-800s to serve its expanding...

Boeing [NYSE:BA] officials today announced that a Boeing Delta II expendable launch vehicle will carry an image-collecting satellite into space for EarthWatch Incorporated later this year. A Delta...

Extensive ground environment tests conducted on the Boeing Joint Strike Fighter Joint Strike Fighter X-32B demonstrator last week confirmed the aircraft's short-takeoff-and-vertical-landing...

South African Airways' first Boeing Next-Generation 737-800 with production-installed winglets rolled out of the paint hangar in Seattle, last week. The airline will be the first carrier to...

Royal Air Maroc and The Boeing Company today signed a definitive agreement for 20 Boeing Next-Generation 737s, 10 of which are subject to reconfirmation, delivering between 2003 and 2013. The...

The Boeing Company recently received a Stellar Team Award from the Rotary National Award for Space Achievement Foundation. The award recognized the company's efforts in the Delta III rocket's...

Darleen Druyun, principal deputy assistant secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition and Management, accepted on behalf of the U.S. Air Force the newest Boeing C-17 Globemaster III during...

Boeing Commercial Airplanes leadership today reaffirmed to employees its commitment to manufacturing airplanes in the Puget Sound area. Also, employees were informed of recent company decisions to...

Boeing today delivered to Scandinavian Airlines Systems (SAS) its 50th new direct-purchase Boeing Next-Generation 737 jetliner in just three years. With this milestone delivery, the Stockholm,...

Boeing this week successfully cleared the last ground-test hurdle for flight certification of its Joint Strike Fighter X-32B concept demonstrator. Final engine runs, in the...

Boeing today announced several major changes to its corporate architecture: elevating three senior business unit executives to chief executive officers, setting plans for a new, leaner corporate...

GECAS has accepted its milestone 50th Boeing Next-Generation 737, a 737-700 that entered the fleet of Aloha Airlines. The new jetliner is the fourth 737-700 to be operated by Aloha. The...

Boeing Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Phil Condit will hold a news conference here today to make a corporate announcement. What: News conference in Washington, D.C. When: Wednesday, March...

The air travel market always has valued improvements in safety, economic efficiency, and quicker, easier ways of flying. That is what drove the transition from propeller to jets, it is what has...

The U.S. Army has authorized The Boeing Company to begin procuring long-lead items for 35 Egyptian Army AH-64A Apaches that will be upgraded to the next-generation AH-64D Apache configuration. The...

In the future, the tubular fuselage of the airplane will be assembled in Wichita, Kan., and shipped by train to Renton. Final assembly remains in Renton as it has been for the history of this program.

Helios Airways Ltd. of Larnaca, Cyprus, today took delivery of its first Next-Generation 737-800 airplane, the first of two being delivered to Helios this year. The airplane is the first new...

This Boeing Next-Generation 737-800, delivered to Helios Airways, is the first new Boeing jet to be flown by an airline operating out of Cyprus. ###

The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] today announced the appointment of Randy Brinkley as president of Boeing Satellite Systems (BSS), reporting to the Office of the President, Boeing Space &...

The Common Booster Core (CBC) for the Boeing Delta IV family of rockets successfully passed a critical test on Saturday. Boeing engineers say the results mark a major milestone for the Delta IV...

The U.S. Navy has awarded a $69 million contract to The Boeing Company for low-rate initial production of 15 Advanced Targeting Forward Looking Infrared (ATFLIR) systems and spares. The contract...

The Boeing Company today named Morrie Goodman, 49, as vice president of communications for its new Air Traffic Management business unit. "I am delighted Morrie is joining our team," said John...

A Sea Launch Zenit-3SL rocket today successfully lifted off from the Odyssey Launch Platform on the Equator at 2:33 p.m. PST, placing the XM-2 digital audio radio satellite into Geosynchronous...

The Sea Launch vessels arrived yesterday at the launch site on the Equator, at 154 degrees West Longitude. The Sea Launch team immediately began preparations for launch, ballasting the Launch...

The Boeing Company today confirmed Uzbekistan Airways' selection of two Boeing 767-300ER airplanes. Deliveries are scheduled for August and September of 2002. The airline currently has three...

With Seattle's recent earthquake, Boeing employees still haven't forgotten the hardship experienced by people in India and El Salvador due to their respective and damaging earthquakes in January....

A major milestone for the Boeing Longer-Range 767-400ER (extended range) program was met this week when low-speed wind-tunnel testing was completed at the University of Washington in Seattle....

Boeing engineers have brought passengers one step closer to more comfortable longer-range flight with the completion of 25 percent of all structural engineering releases for the new Longer-Range...

Boeing engineers have reached the 25-percent milestone for all structural design releases on the new Longer-Range 747-400, allowing factories and suppliers to begin fabricating tooling and...

Boeing senior executives will discuss the company's performance and outlook with institutional investors at the annual Boeing Investor Conference, to be held in Seattle on March 22-23. The...

The Boeing Company announced today that six suppliers to its commercial airplanes operations have been honored for outstanding performance in 2000. "These suppliers have earned this distinction...

Boeing Aircraft Trading revealed its new Web site, as well as offered the newest member of the Boeing family - the 767-400ER (extended range) - as the main attraction at the International Society...

BAE Systems Australia has joined The Boeing Company's team of defense contractors that is offering the AH-64D Apache multi-role combat helicopter for the Australian Army's armed reconnaissance...

The Boeing Joint Strike Fighter X-32B concept demonstrator, with Boeing lead STOVL test pilot Dennis O'Donoghue in the cockpit, completed maximum-thrust engine runs in the STOVL mode over the...

Boeing has largely returned to full productivity following the February 28th Earthquake in the Puget Sound area. A few buildings or areas within building remain closed for cleanup or deeper...

The launch of STS-102 to the International Space Station (ISS), the eighth shuttle mission to visit the orbiting laboratory, serves as a crew rotation flight. Space Shuttle Discovery will deliver...

The Boeing Business Jet 2 (BBJ 2), seen here taking off from Renton Municipal Airport, has a maximum range of 5,750 nautical miles (10,650 kilometers) and requires less than 7,000 feet (2,135...

Boeing Business Jets today announced the delivery of its first Boeing Business Jet 2 (BBJ 2). Scheduled to deliver on Feb. 28, its undisclosed customer was on board the BBJ 2 just 10 minutes...

The Boeing Company has formed a new organization focused on providing air-refueling tanker aircraft to military customers around the world. The 767 Tanker Programs organization is part of the...

AeroInfo Systems Inc., a subsidiary of The Boeing Company, today released the next generation of its aircraft maintenance-planning software, featuring the ability to push more information more...

Tig Krekel, president of Boeing Satellite Systems (BSS), and Joe DeSarla, executive vice president of BSS, have announced their intention to leave The Boeing Company to pursue other opportunities....

Air 2000 flies the Boeing 757-200 on short- and medium-length routes, primarily in Europe. The single-aisle 757-200, which can fly up to 7,300 kilometers without refueling, can take off and land...

CIT Aerospace, a division of The CIT Group (NYSE: CIT: TSE: CIT.U), a leading global source for financing and leasing, has placed a firm order for 20 Next-Generation 737-700 and five 757-300...

Boeing today confirmed European leisure airline Air 2000 intends to acquire up to eight Boeing 757-200 jetliners. Speaking at ITB Berlin, Toby Bright, Boeing Commercial Airplanes senior vice...

What role does the type of airplane play in overall passenger satisfaction on a flight? Airplane type plays an important role, according to Klaus Brauer, project director of Passenger Revenue...

The X-31 thrust-vectoring aircraft, first used in the 1990s to successfully demonstrate enhanced combat maneuverability, has taken flight again in a new program called VECTOR, focused on...

Boeing estimates the European leisure travel market will grow from 3 to 5 percent annually over the long term despite flat growth in the near term, and expects to benefit from the consolidation of...

Air Berlin, a German airline that provides scheduled tourism service, has ordered two Boeing Next-Generation 737-800 jetliners and announced plans to order two more, The Boeing Company confirmed...

Air Berlin's newest Boeing Next-Generation 737-800 is pictured at Boeing Field in Seattle. The Berlin-based carrier has ordered two more 737-800s and announced plans to order a further two...